15DFJ23 - English and Serbian Contrastive Syntax

Course specification
Course title		English and Serbian Contrastive Syntax
Acronym		15DFJ23
Study programme		Language and Literature
Module
Type of study		third degree doctoral academic studies
Lecturer (for classes)		prof. dr Sabina Halupka-Rešetar
Lecturer/Associate (for practice)
Lecturer/Associate (for OTC)
ESPB		10.0	Status
Condition			Oblik uslovljenosti
The goal		The objective of the course is to train students to recognize syntactic similarities and differences between English and Serbian, to enable them to explore and analyze one phenomenon with respect to which these two languages differ and to offer a sound explanation, relying on relevant literature in the field.
The outcome		Students can recognize phenomena with respect to which English and Serbian differ, they can find relevant literature on the topic and understand it; they can observe the selected phenomenon from different perspectives and can study it; they can offer an argumented solution or explanation of the problem and present it orally or in writing.
Contents
Contents of lectures		Variation in syntax. Contrastive syntax: the big picture. Types of linguistic universal. Categories as features. Variation in categories. The Minimalist program. Lexicon, lexical items and their features. Crosslinguistic variation in Minimalism. Case, case systems and variability. Subjects and their typical properties. Argument structure, thematic hierarchy. Information structure. Word order.
Contents of exercises
Number of hours per week during the semester/trimester/year
Lectures	Exercises	OTC	Study and Research	Other classes
5		2
Methods of teaching		Supervision, lecturer-student discussions, student presentations.
Knowledge score (maximum points 100)
Pre obligations		Points	Final exam	Points
Activites during lectures			Test paper
Practical lessons			Oral examination	50
Projects		50
Colloquia
Seminars

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